Among the great scourges to plague humanity, the shipworm must be one of the most underappreciated. Since antiquity, these wood-boring sea animals have sunk ships around the world and quietly altered ...

FOLLY BEACH — Park officials will close the fishing pier here on Oct. 19 to begin replacing the structure that has become heavily damaged by shipworms. The replacement effort will take the next 28 ...

The popular Folly Beach Pier won't close for repairs any time soon — and maybe not until later this year. Delays with federal permitting has put off the closure, which was expected last fall. "We are ...

During my weekly 40-mile beach survey on an electric bike this past week, I noticed something unusual washing ashore — logs riddled with small, burrow-like holes. These weren’t just any beach relics; ...

Shipworm has spread to the Baltic Sea. If it continues to spread, it threatens to destroy still well-preserved and irreplaceable shipwrecks and other marine archeological remains along the coast of ...